Though the negative stigma associated with cannabis has lessened in recent years – especially since CBD-rich oils to be a powerful aid in fighting cancer, it still hasn’t garnered full support from the public. Such is unfortunate, as hemp is one of the most versatile (and longest cultivated) crops on the planet and can be Read More…
Economy
Made In America: How The US Dominates The World Arms Trade
Who says nothing is made in the USA anymore? Certainly not the well-heeled denizens of the State Department’s diplomatic corps. And they should know. That’s because they’re stationed on the front lines of the ongoing battle to preserve Uncle Sam’s dominant market share of the global weapons trade. Luckily for the Military-Industrial Complex, it turns Read More…
The New Financial Paradigm: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, Precious Metals and Fiat
https://media.blubrry.com/last_american_vagabond/content.blubrry.com/last_american_vagabond/The_New_Financial_Paradigm-_Bitcoin_Cryptocurrencies_Precious_Metals_and_Fiat.mp3Podcast (altered-boy-podcast): Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Email | RSSFor the next addition of Altered Boy Podcast, Tim articulates the new paradigm in sociocultural finance through emerging crypto-currencies like Bitcoin. With Bitcoin as the conversation’s jumping-off point, the technological advances of crypto-currencies are discussed throughout the full spectrum of modern finance; and Read More…
8 Infamous “Conspiracy Theories” That Turned Out To Be True
Conspiracy Theory: It’s a term used by many to brush off something that clashes with what they believe in, or have believed in for a long period of time. Taking in new information that runs counter to a current belief system is not easy and can cause the feeling of cognitive dissonance – a term used in modern psychology to describe Read More…
Americans: A Conquered People — The New Serfs
Today Americans exist as a conquered people. They have lost the Bill of Rights, the amendments to the Constitution that protect their liberty. Anyone, other than the One Percent and their political and legal servants, can be picked up without charges and detained indefinitely as during the Dark Ages, when government was unaccountable and no one had Read More…
Money Equals Energy, But Right Now The Math Doesn’t Add Up
Now I know that a lot of people would love to live without money, but the fact is that money is a very useful tool in today’s complex world. At its root, money is the medium in which we use to exchange energetic value amongst each other, whether that’s by trading goods, services, or time. Read More…